There's No Way Anyone's Passing This Home Alone Quiz
- by Ben Sherlock
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Christmas time is finally here again, and so millions of people across the world will be getting their DVD copy of Home Alone back out for the 28th rewatch since its 1990 release date. It's been almost 30 years since Kevin McCallister made his family disappear and had to fend off two burglars while his mom tried to get back home to him in time for Christmas.
According to Box Office Mojo, Home Alone was once the third highest grossing movie of all time and remains the highest grossing Christmas themed film ever made with a worldwide gross of $474 million. According to Wikipedia, it has spawned sequels and board games and even video games, and it has one of the biggest fan followings of any one single movie. It solidified Macaulay Culkin as the most famous child actor of the '90s and gave him a role that he would be remembered for even to this day.
Only the biggest Christmas movie buff will be able to ace this Home Alone quiz. So, order a big cheese pizza from Little Nero's, make sure the driver watches out for the lawn jockey statue on the driveway, and give this quiz a go!
What nickname do Harry and Marv go by?
The nickname that Harry and Marv go by in Home Alone is based on their MO of leaving the faucets running in every house that they break into. Harry doesn't like this gimmick, but Marv certainly does. In the second Home Alone movie, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, they change their name to reflect the fact that they now steal from donation buckets by dipping sticky gloves in there. What nickname do Harry and Marv initially go by?
What pet does Buzz own?
Kevin's older brother Buzz's bedroom is one of the first places that Kevin goes rooting around in when he realizes that he's alone at home. Kevin has a lot of fun with Buzz's escaped pet, too. He sends this pet across Marv's face at one point in the break in sequence. According to Wikipedia, actor Daniel Stern could not actually scream because it would spook the animal, so he just mimed it and dubbed it in later. What pet does Buzz own?
Where are the McCallisters going on vacation when Kevin is left home alone?
If Kevin's family were not going on vacation over the Christmas holiday, then he would never have been left home alone. Going on vacation over the holidays is something that some people do. while others think that spending the holidays at home is the best way to go. Of course, the McCallisters do eventually spend the holidays at home, because they have to come back for Kevin. Where are the McCallisters going on vacation when Kevin is left home alone?
What is Kevin's favorite pizza?
In an article for Vice entitled "An Exhaustive Analysis of the Iconic Pizza Scene in 'Home Alone'," the whole entire pizza scene in Home Alone is analyzed. The article suggests that Home Alone is essentially, at its heart, a movie about pizza. The disagreement between Kevin and his family takes place over a pizza dinner and he orders pizza later on in the movie (that is the scene that the Vice article analyzes in depth). What is Kevin's favorite pizza?
What is Kevin's curmudgeonly uncle named?
According to the Wikipedia article on Home Alone, this character was originally written for Kelsey Grammer, who at the time was best known for his role as Dr. Frasier Crane in the long running sitcom Cheers. This was before Frasier had been given his own spin off series that went on to run for, according to IMDb, as many seasons as the original show. Alas, it was not meant to be. What is the name of Kevin McCallister's curmudgeonly uncle?
Complete the quote: "I made my family..."
This quote mirrors something that Kevin said the night before he said it. After getting into an argument with his mom in which he says he never wants to see her again, he says something alongside these lines, only to wake up the next morning and find that his family is gone and they've left him behind. And so, he says this line again, except this time it's not a wish; it's true. Complete the quote: "I made my family..."
On what day do Harry and Marv break into Kevin's house?
Home Alone is one of the most iconic and beloved holiday themed movies ever made. According to the data published by Box Office Mojo, Home Alone is the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time. The movie's plot takes place over the course of a few days. The break in by Harry and Marv into Kevin's house is the movie's climax, which comes towards the end of the story. On what day do Harry and Marv break into Kevin's house?
What is Kevin's mom's name?
According to IMDb, Kevin's mom in Home Alone is played by Catherine O'Hara, who is typically known for his improvisational work in the films of Christopher Guest, including the dog show comedy movie Best in Show. She also had an improvisational role in Larry David's HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm, in which she played the sister of Marty Funkhouser in a guest role. As Kevin's mom in Home Alone, she delivers that iconic line: "KEVIN!!!" What is Kevin's mom's name?
What song does Kevin play at his pretend Christmas party?
For a boy of eight years old, Kevin McCallister is very crafty and clever. When he realizes that a pair of burglars have been scoping out his house for a potential break in, he gets a bunch of cardboard cutouts of people and sets them up to move around the house. He also plays some Christmas music and gets some lights going, so that the burglars think there's a party on. What song does Kevin play at his pretend Christmas party?
Who plays Kevin McCallister?
According to IMDb, writer John Hughes got the idea for this movie from a scene in another movie of his, Uncle Buck. The child actor who would go on to play Kevin McCallister (and who also starred in the romantic movie My Girl) was waiting at the front door for his babysitter. Hughes got the idea of a kid at home on his own protecting his family's house and then Home Alone was born. Which child actor plays Kevin McCallister?
What is the name of the local pizza place?
There are a few pizza scenes in Home Alone where Kevin and/or his family order pizza from the local pizza place. Kevin uses dialogue from a movie to scare the delivery boy away. The delivery boy always hits the lawn jockey statue on the McCallister household's driveway when he pulls up to drop some pizza off. One might think that someone could only do that once before rectifying their mistake. What is the name of the local pizza place in Home Alone?
What is the name of Kevin's weird cousin?
According to Wikipedia, the child actor who plays the weird cousin of Kevin McCallister is actually the real life younger brother of the child actor who plays Kevin himself. He is the character who always drinks soda and is said to wet the bed a lot. The only reason why he's staying with the McCallisters is that they're a few hours away from jetting off on vacation. What is the name of Kevin's weird cousin, played by a young Kieran Culkin?
What does Kevin say when he sees a picture of Buzz's girlfriend?
As the older brother of Kevin, Buzz often gives him a hard time. That's why, the second the family is gone and the house is empty and free for him to do whatever he wants, Kevin goes straight to Buzz's room to root around. When he finds a framed picture of Buzz's girlfriend, it is one of the best remembered moments in the movie, based on Kevin's reaction alone. What does Kevin say when he sees a picture of Buzz's girlfriend?
What's in the basement that Kevin's so afraid of?
Since the movie is called Home Alone and it's about a young boy who is left in his giant family home for a couple of days, the story explores a lot of the house, just to show us how Kevin responds to them. For example, whenever he's frightened, he hides under his parents' bed. Plus, there is something in the basement that he's very scared of. What is in the basement of the house that Kevin is so afraid of?
What do the McCallisters have for dinner the night before they go on vacation?
Kevin ends up sleeping in the attic the night before his family goes on vacation for the holidays and therefore missing the roll call and the shuttle to the airport the following morning. The reason why Kevin was sent to sleep in the attic is that there was an argument at dinner where he ended up making a lot of his family unhappy and got in trouble. What do the McCallisters have for dinner the night before they go on vacation?
How far does Kevin's mom's flight back to the US get her?
When Kevin's mom realizes that she has left her son at home while she flew to Europe, all she wants to do is get right back to the US to see him. However, there are no flights back to where she lives, so she ends up in a city in Pennsylvania. According to Wikipedia, this city is the setting of the US version of the mockumentary workplace sitcom The Office. How far does Kevin's mom's flight back to the US get her?
What is Kevin's dad's name?
The actor who played the role of Kevin's dad in Home Alone is named John Heard, according to Wikipedia. On his IMDb page, his listed acting credits include a guest starring role in the HBO crime drama series The Sopranos, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. He was also in the comedy movies Big and After Hours, as well as the legal thriller The Pelican Brief and the drama Beaches. What is the name of Kevin McCallister's dad in Home Alone?
What city do the McCallisters live in?
The McCallister family lives in a suburb of a major US city. This city is the setting of a lot of John Hughes' movies. He wrote Home Alone, which obviously is set there, and he also wrote and directed Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which is set there. In fact, in that movie, which IMDb says was written as a tribute to the city, Ferris and his friends go into the city and see a lot of the sights. What city do the McCallisters live in?
Where does Kevin try to ride his sled in the house?
There is a popular internet meme that is detailed on the IMDb Goofs page for Home Alone. It suggests that the way Kevin has lined up the sled would not actually send him where he wants to go (and where he actually does end up, through the power of movie magic). There is even a frame by frame GIF that points this out. But hey, it's just a movie. Where does Kevin try to ride his sled in the house?
Who plays Harry Lime?
According to the Wikipedia page for Home Alone, a bunch of actors were offered the role of Harry Lime in the movie. According to IMDb, the actor who plays Harry in the finished film has worked with Martin Scorsese on a few occasions. He was particularly acclaimed for his role as Tommy DeVito in the movie Goodfellas (which, funnily enough, was released in 1990, the same year as Home Alone). Who plays Harry Lime in Home Alone (and its sequel)?
On what day do Kevin's family manage to get home?
Kevin McCallister spends a lot of time alone at home in the aptly titled movie Home Alone. The whole time, his family is trying to return to him. While Kevin's mom travels from state to state trying to get back home, the rest of the family wait it out until they can get a direct flight and end up getting home at more or less the same time as her. On what day do Kevin's family manage to get home?
What is Kevin's elderly neighbor's name?
This character arguably develops just as much as Kevin McCallister over the course of the story of Home Alone. He manages to reconnect with his family under the guidance and advice of Kevin. The name of this character is the same as the business partner of Ebenezer Scrooge who appears to him as a ghost in the Charles Dickens novel A Christmas Carol, which is widely regarded to be the greatest Christmas story ever told. What is Kevin's elderly neighbor's name?
What kind of band does Kevin's mom travel home with?
On the last leg of her journey back from France to go and see Kevin again, his mom has to take a ride from a band on tour. We get to know the kind of music that this band plays quite a lot as he not only tells Kevin's mom the whole history of the genre, but also plays her a bunch of songs. What kind of band does Kevin's mom travel home with at the end of the movie?
Why doesn't Kevin want to sleep with Fuller?
After Kevin ruins the family dinner and upsets everybody, he ends up being sent to the third floor of the house to sleep. He doesn't want to sleep there because it scares him, but the alternative is sleeping in a room with his cousin Fuller and he doesn't want to do that either. Kevin has a pretty good reason for not wanting to sleep with Fuller, though. What reason does Kevin have for not wanting to sleep with his cousin Fuller?
How does Buzz list the three reasons he's not worried about Kevin?
As shown by the IMDb Quotes page for the movie Home Alone, the line in which Buzz McCallister lists the three reasons he's not worried about Kevin. He doesn't list them in a normal way (for example, "1, 2, 3," or "A, B, C") and the audience only picks up on it if they are paying close attention or if they've seen the movie a few times (which everyone has). How does Buzz list the three reasons he's not worried about Kevin?
Which Wet Bandit has his head burned with a blowtorch?
The Wet Bandits both come out with a couple of bad scrapes while they attempt to get into Kevin's house and make their way past all of the traps he has set around the building. One of the least fun is this trap, in which Kevin has set a blowtorch to burn a burglar's head as he tries to open the door and get into the house. Which of the two Wet Bandits has his head burned with a blowtorch by the door?
What does Marley hit the Wet Bandits with to save Kevin?
Old Man Marley begins the plot of Home Alone as sort of an outcast. Thanks to some rumors that Buzz has told him, Kevin starts off scared of Marley, but over the course of the movie, they develop a sort of friendship built on advice. In the end, Marley comes in to save Kevin after the Wet Bandits get past his traps and manage to corner him in the kitchen. What does Marley hit the Wet Bandits with to save Kevin?
What is Kevin's oldest sister's name?
The McCallister clan is a pretty big family. They live in a house that, according to an article in the Huffington Post, sold for $1.5 million after being listed initially for $2.4 million. Not only does Kevin have a few brothers and sisters, but his aunt and uncle and cousins are all over to stay for the holidays and go on vacation with them, too, so it's a wonder they all even remember each other's names. What is Kevin's oldest sister's name?
Which Wet Bandit steps on a spike?
According to the Wikipedia page of Home Alone, the traps set for the Wet Bandits when they broke into his house were a point of contention for some critics, who could not accept cartoonish mayhem in a live action format. However, as shown by all the box office records as told by Box Office Mojo, audiences did not have the same problems with these scenes that the critics did and the movie remains a classic. Which Wet Bandit steps on a spike?
Who plays Gus Polinski?
According to IMDb, this actor has been featured in some of the most iconic comedy movies ever made. His filmography says he was in Mel Brooks' Star Wars parody Spaceballs, John Hughes' road trip comedy Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, and the classic Chevy Chase movie National Lampoon's Vacation. He even had a role in Oliver Stone's thriller JFK alongside Kevin Costner. Who plays Gus Polinski, the polka musician whose band drives Kate McCallister home towards the end of Home Alone?
How many days is Kevin left home alone for?
In today's age of cell phones, the plot of Home Alone might arguably never happen. The alarm wouldn't have failed, because everyone would have set one on their phones. Plus, Kevin's parents could just call or text Kevin or one of their friends to go and check on him and there wouldn't have been any further problems. However, since the movie is set in 1990, no one had a cell phone. How many days is Kevin left home alone for?
Complete the quote: "Fuller, go easy on the..."
There are a few personality traits that we learn about Fuller over the course of the first Home Alone movie. The biggest is that he enjoys drinking soda, which feeds into his tendency to wet the bed. This quote has become a popular internet meme in the years since the movie was released. It mentions the soda brand that Fuller is drinking over dinner the night before the family goes on vacation. Complete the quote: "Fuller, go easy on the..."
Kris Kringle got a parking ticket on Christmas Eve, what's next?
It wouldn't really be a Christmas movie without an appearance by Santa Claus. As Kevin himself points out, this man is not really Santa Claus, but Kevin believes that he does work for the real Santa and that's why he offers him some Christmas wishes. Right before Kevin meets the man dressed as Santa, he arrives at his car and finds a parking ticket. He makes a joke about it. Kris Kringle got a parking ticket on Christmas Eve, what's next?
As of 2018, how many sequels have followed Home Alone?
According to Wikipedia, Home Alone was, at one point, the third highest grossing movie of all time with its worldwide box office gross of $474 million, so it was only natural that sequels have followed it. Only the first sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, saw Kevin McCallister and his family return to the franchise. Every other sequel has had a different cast of kids and burglars. As of 2018, how many sequels have followed the first Home Alone?
What makes Kevin do his iconic scream?
According to IMDb, Kevin's iconic scream, where he grabs both of his cheeks, is based on the painting The Screamer. It was used as the film's poster and has become one of the images that define the movie. The scene where he does the scream is after Kevin's shower. He tries one of his dad's cosmetic products and it stings, which is what makes him scream (and also why his hands are on his face). What makes Kevin do his iconic scream?